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Desperate Rohingyas flee to Bangladesh on flimsy rafts
17 Nov 2017 UNHCR is concerned at the growing number of people resorting to desperate means to flee Myanmar. -
UNHCR urges humane approach on Manus island
10 Nov 2017 UNHCR is urging the authorities of Papua New Guinea to show calm and restraint in the context of the closure of the Manus Island 'Regional Processing Centre'. -
Rohingya return rests on safety and trust, says UNHCR's Volker Türk
7 Nov 2017 UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection assured Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh that any return must be voluntary, safe and dignified. -
'Thousands' of Rohingya waiting to sail to safety in Bangladesh
2 Nov 2017 Several thousand are stranded on Myanmar's shores in deteriorating conditions, waiting for boats to take them across the Naf River. -
Four Rohingya refugees die as boat capsizes off Bangladesh
31 Oct 2017 UN Refugee Agency deeply saddened by reports of new shipwreck in the Bay of Bengal. -
Rohingya refugees build new homes on new site in Bangladesh
27 Oct 2017 More than 1,700 new arrivals have so far been moved to a zone in Kutupalong Extension. -
Up to 15,000 newly arrived Rohingya refugees stranded at border
18 Oct 2017 UNHCR concerned about humanitarian conditions as the refugees await permission to move away from the border. -
Bangladeshis race to save Rohingya refugees in need
18 Oct 2017 Private donors raise money, food and clothing to fill yawning aid gap as Myanmar displacement into Bangladesh tops 582,000 -
Family count gives shape to refugee population in Bangladesh
13 Oct 2017 UNHCR teams gather baseline data to help thousands of Myanmar refugees.